Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-19

said, has but New Mexico to supply,
we have the vast mineral and agricul.
tural districts to the south, as far as
the Mexican border and beyond, and
to the north as far as Portland, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana, aud the other
territories extending to the northwest.
We have an abundance of water
in the shape of mountain streams and
rivers which render irrigation easy,
and srtesian wells sunk Oh the mount
ain slopes or lake-levels yield plen.
tiful supply. Natural gas has been
discovered in close oximity to the
city. and oil, though little prospected
for, has also been discovered in differ
ent places, proving that it may also
be found in our neighborhood.
There is not an article of necessity
that We cannot manufacture with ia.
cility, and bountiful nature has Law.
ished more luxuries upon US than we
can exhaust unaided.
There can be no exaggeration in
regard to our resources. We have
considerable railroad facilities, and
are promised more, but with our vast
advantages the world knows us only
as the capital of Mormonism. To the
foreigner or stranger Salt Lake City
has merely been a dime museum Of
Mormon curiosities. We have been
visited by the curious rather than the
home. seeker, capitalist or speculator,
but the people have awakened to a
sense of their past position and are
DESTROYS of presenting other claims
for recognition. Other States and
Territories less favored, have asked
and are still asking for National or
State aid in the development of their
resources. Utah has received no such
aid, and on its merchants alone has
devolved the duty OF advancing and
fostering its interests.
We have the beauty and grandeur
of nature, the attractions Of our
mountains, and our lakes and health.
imparting springs to offer to those
who come amongst Us. We have the
wealth Of our mountains still only un.
covered, we have materials for every
class of manufacture, and the pref.
test city and loveliest homes on the
continent. Our city is the entrepot
between Denver and San Francisco,
and should be as good market for
the territory tributary to 1t as the
former for Colorado or the latter for
California. In fact, there IS no point
west of St. Louis that enjoys our IA
cilities for manufacturing; aud for
agriculture, climate, fruit and natural
attractions, Salt Lake valley has no
rival in the United States.
The opportunities afforded for the
safe and lucrative investment of cap
ital are greater than those presented
by any other city. The valleys north
and south are covered with abundant
crops of all kinds; there are hundreds
of mining districts which turn to Salt
Lake City for supplies, and fortunate
mining operators are beginning to
realize that the product of their bo-
nsnxas can nowhere be invested with
better profit than in the capital of the
Territory. The mines of Colorado
built Denver, and what has she that
we do not possess? We have not
only gold, silver and lead, but the
best supply of manufacturing iron
and coal in the West, or in the world,
according to the testimony Of the
ablest biologists and mineralogists.
Values are increasing; rapid progress
is made; westward rolls the tide of
emigration, as it has been rolling for
years and building up the cities and
settlements of the plains and mount
aims. Our day has arrived, and we
can say with candor and truth that
we have more Inducements to offer
to capital than any city west Of the
Mississippi at the present time.